Once upon a time, science communication was a niche hobby, reserved for the rare few who could translate lab jargon into something the public might understand. Carl Sagan made it look easy, but most ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Scientists, along with the general public, have been amazed at the rapid advancements and public explosion of Large Language Model (LLM)-based AI tools over the past year. Many scientists have also ...

On Tuesday, Nobel laureate Thomas Cech spoke at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign about his groundbreaking research on ribonucleic acid, also known as RNA. Cech’s talk covered the ...

Medical Doctor. Interdisciplinary Lecturer. PhD Student, History and Philosophy of Science., University of Sydney The scientific worldview has made great contributions to humanity’s flourishing. But, ...